This painting was inspired by a long ago sight. I was a young girl going off to college and I was waiting in an airport for my flight when I saw the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She was very, very dark and very tall and slender. Looking back now, I bet she was a model. I just remember the way she carried herself with confidence and ease, a bright smile lit up her face. Her sundress was crisp, clean and flouncy and moved prettily when she walked. It was very light and full of flowers and made such a pleasing contrast to her ebony flesh. I also remember her hair being very short which was something different in those times as many black people back in the 70s were sporting afros. Anyways I often think of that sight and how happy and young she was, full of life and possibility and I thought it might be fun to try to recapture that image on canvas. It is not nearly as pretty as she was but I had fun playing with the idea. Because this is such a departure from my usual fare, it has a very low start price with no reserve.
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